Open AccessANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHIMERISM AND THE ALLOGENEIC HUMORAL RESPONSE1
Author(s) -
Kamal Okasha,
Taher AlTweigeri,
A Jurado,
Ahmed Shoker
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/00007890-199810270-00011
Subject(s) - dialysis , medicine , immunology , antibody , group a , group b , gastroenterology
Persistence of antigens has been suggested to play a role in two opposing immunological phenomena: tolerance and memory. Therefore, we studied the impact of chimerism on alloreactive antibody (allo-Ab) production in kidney transplant patients.